A23J:
Complex-Terrain Meteorological Studies Relevant to Wind Energy Forecasting I

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Session ID#: 30977

Session Description:
Atmospheric flow in complex terrain has received increased attention in recent years because of its numerous applications, including air pollution, aviation and wind energy harvesting. Such applications demand accurate weather forecasts at meso- and micro- scales, yet the predictability of complex-terrain winds remains challenging due to spatial and temporal variability of wind fields over mountainous areas as well as their sensitivity to non-stationary forcing.
This session will provide an opportunity to present recent advances in mountain meteorology with relevance to wind power forecasting and wind energy resource assessment.
We solicit contributions that address major scientific gaps in accurately capturing and representing atmospheric boundary layer processes in the presence of topographic effects, and modifications thereof by wind turbines.
Observational, theoretical and numerical studies as well as contributions on cutting-edge remote sensing technologies are welcome.
Primary Convener:  Laura S. Leo, University of Notre Dame, Department of Civil Engineering, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Notre Dame, IN, United States
Conveners:  Harindra J.S. Fernando, University of Norte Dame, Department of Civil Engineering, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Notre Dame, United States, Jose Laginha Palma, Universidade do Porto, Faculty of Engineering, Porto, Portugal and Jakob Mann, Technical University of Denmark, Wind Energy, Roskilde, Denmark
Chairs:  Harindra J.S. Fernando, University of Norte Dame, Department of Civil Engineering, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Notre Dame, United States, Laura S. Leo, University of Notre Dame, Department of Civil Engineering, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Notre Dame, IN, United States, Jose Laginha Palma, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Mechanical Engineering, Porto, Portugal and Jakob Mann, DTU Wind Energy, Roskilde, Denmark
OSPA Liaison:  Christopher M Hocut, US Army Research Lab, Adelphi, MD, United States
Index Terms:

3307 Boundary layer processes [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
3322 Land/atmosphere interactions [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
3379 Turbulence [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Challenges in Understanding and Forecasting Winds in Complex Terrain. (Invited) (260903)
James M Wilczak, NOAA Boulder, Earth Systems Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States
Meteorology Research in DOE’s Atmosphere to Electrons (A2e) Program (260383)
Joel Cline, Department of Energy Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States, Sue Ellen Haupt, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States and William J Shaw, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
The Spatial Resolution in the Computer Modelling of Atmospheric Flow over a Double-Hill Forested Region (271304)
Jose Laginha Palma, Carlos Veiga Rodrigues, Alexandre Silva Lopes, António M.C. Carneiro, Rui P.C. Coelho and Vitor Costa Gomes, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Mechanical Engineering, Porto, Portugal
Influence of a forest canopy on velocity and temperature profiles under synoptic conditions (293314)
Andre Pattantyus1, Christopher M Hocut2, Yansen Wang3, Edward D Creegan4, Raghavendra Krishnamurthy5, Sebastian Otarola-Bust6, Laura Sandra Leo6 and Harindra J.S. Fernando7, (1)University of Hawaii at Manoa, Atmospheric Sciences, Honolulu, HI, United States, (2)US Army Research Lab, Adelphi, MD, United States, (3)US Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD, United States, (4)US Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile, NM, United States, (5)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (6)University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States, (7)University of Norte Dame, Department of Civil Engineering, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Notre Dame, United States
The Østerild Balconies Experiment (219651)
Ioanna Karagali, Jakob Mann, Ebba Dellwik, Elliot Simon, Nikola Vasiljevic and Gunner Chr. Larsen, Technical University of Denmark, Wind Energy, Roskilde, Denmark
The New WindForS Wind Energy Test Site in Southern Germany (Invited) (269557)
Andrew James Clifton, University of Stuttgart, WindForS, Stuttgart Wind Energy, Stuttgart, Germany

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